Labour’s first policy should be to break up the NHS
It would be dramatic and counter-intuitive – but rebuilding healthcare around the doctor-patient relationship is a vital reform.
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It would be dramatic and counter-intuitive – but rebuilding healthcare around the doctor-patient relationship is a vital reform.
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By Phil Whitaker